Wheel and rim



L15l 15,5215. I 1,566,203 F. W. GILLMORE WHEEL AND BIM Filed Aug. 9, 1924 Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

` UNITED STATES- FRANK W. GILLMORE, or LORAIN, oHIo.

WHEEL AND RIM.

Application filed August 9, 1924. Serial No. 731,108.

To all whom 'it may concern.:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. GILLMORE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVheels and Rims, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

4t the present time a constantly increasing number of automobiles are 'being equipped with disc wheels. In spite of this, however, various features of the disc wheels heretofore constructed have rendered these wheels appreciably unsatisfactory and have retarded the wider use of the disc-wheel. My invention provides a wheel free from these objections and a rim particularly designed for use with this Wheel. In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partl thereof I have shown, for purposes of illustration, one form which my invention may assume. In these drawings:

Figure `1 is a front elevation'of this illusy trativeembodiinent of my invention,

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, while Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

The wheel herein shown comprises a hub 11 generally similar to the hubs now in use for demountable Wheels but having a flange 12 provided with a plurality of recesses 13 each adapted to receive 'one of the projections 14 carried 'by the inner band 15 of the disc 16 which forms the body of the Wheel and is arrangedl to be secured to thehub 11 by means providing unusual resistance to shear and herein shown as bolts 17 passing through apertures 18 and 19 inthe recesses 13 and projections 14 and arranged to lirmly clamp the flange 12 and disc 16 between bolt heads 20 engaging the rear face of the remedian plane of the wheel and in advance thereof, to a cylindrical felloe portion 26 adapted to receive the tire rim and integral with the disc 16. j

The tirerim herein shown comprisesV a plurality of sections 27 adapted to'be placed end to end upon the rim engaging portions of the tire 28 to form a complete rim 29 on which tlie'tire 28 is mounted. This rim 29, and the tire carried thereby, is then adapted to be placed upon the felloe 26 in the usual manner and is limited in its inward movement by engagement of the shoulder 30 on the rim 29 with the outer corner of the felloe 26` formed by the junction of the felloe 26 and the band 25. The rim 29 is then adapted to be secured in this assembled position by means of Va plurality of securing means each herein shown as comprising a pin 31 extend ing between the felloe 26 and cylindrical section 24, secured in position by means of a reduced extension 32 passing through an aperture 33 in the cylindrical section 24 and headed, and arranged to rotatably support a bolt 34 extending between the felloe 26 and the cylindrical section 24, provided with a head 35 by means of which it may be rotated, and provided with a threaded section 36 adapted to engage a cooperating threaded section 37 formed on lthe central aperture of a member 38 provided with a pair of spaced prongs 39 each extending through apertures 40 in the felloe 26' and adapted to be advanced, by rotation of the nut 34, into position extending through apertures V41 in the abutting ends of adjacent rim sections 27 to thus function, either alone because of its angle of engagement with the rim sections, or in cooperation with the inextensible bead portions 42 of the tire 28, to hold the rimv sections. 27 assembled into the complete rim 29 and to at the same time hold the rim 29 firmly in position upon the felloe 26.

The rim 29, felloe 26, and cylindrical section 24 are provided with apertures 43, 44, andl 45, respectively, arranged to permit the passage therethrough of the tire valve stem 46 and to cooperate therewith to readily aline the rim 29 circumferentially of the felloe 26 to permit the prongs 39 to readily enter the apertures 41, and the band 25 is formed of a width appreciably less than the length of the valve stem 46 whereby the tip 47 of the valve stem 46 is disposed `within the space forward of the band 22 readily accessible from the front of the wheel and without the necessity ot any local deformations or interruptions in the disc.

lt Will be obvious from the above descrip tion that various features of this Wheel may be used other than With the particular rim herein shown, that the rim herein shown may be used with Wheels other than that herein shown, that the rim and Wheel herein shown effectively cooperate to Yl'ulill the principal object of my invention, and that the particular embodiment of my invention herein shown and described may be variously changed and modified Without departing trom the spirit ot my invention or sacritici-ng the advantages thereot'. lt will theretore be understood that this disclosure is illustrative only and that my invention is not limited thereto.

l claim:

l. Means, for securing in position upon a wheel a plurality of rim sections assembled end to end to torni a rim, comprising a plurality ot members slidably carried by said Wheel and each provided With two prongs adapted to engage, upon reciprocation ot said member, Within two apertures one Within each et the abutting ends ot tivo abutting sections, and non-reciprocating screws each adapted to advance and retract one of said members.

2. In combination, a plurality of rim sections arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion ot a casing to torni a rim on Which said casing is mounted, a Wheel adapted to receive said rim, and means arranged to hold said rim assembled and upon said Wheel and including parts carried by said Wheel and each provided With a pair ot prongs adapted to enter apertures one in each ot the abutting ends ot adjacent sections.

3. ln combination, a plurality of rim sections arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion ot a casing to torni a rim on which said casing is mounted. a Wheel adapted to receive said rim, and means independent ot said casing arranged to hold said rim assembled and upon said Wheel and including parts carried by said `wheel and each provided with a pair ot' prongs adapted to enter apertures one in each ot the abutting ends'ot adjacent sections.

4. Means, itor securing in position upon a Wheel a plurality oi" rim sections assembled end to end to torni a rim, comprising a plurality of members slidably carried by said. wheel and each provided With tivo prongs adapted to engage, upon reciprocation ot said member, Within two apertures one Within each of the abutting` ends of two abutting sections.

5. leans, tor securing in position upon a Wheel a plurality oit rim sections assembled end to end to form a rim, comprising a plurality ot members slidably carried by said Wheel and each adapted to be reciprocated to engage the abutting ends ot tivo abutting sections, and non-reciprocating screws each adapted to advance and retract one of said members.

G. lteans, for securing in position upon a Wheel a plurality ot rim sections assembled end to end to form a rim, comprising a plurality ot members carried by said Wheel and each irovided with two prongs adapted to engage Within tivo apertures one Within each ol" the abutting ends ot tivo abutting sections.

Means, lor securing in position upon a Wheel a plurality of rim sections assembled end to end to form a rim, comprising a plurality of members slidably carried by said Wheel and each adapted to be reciprocated to engage the abutting ends ot two abutting sections.

8. Means, for securing in position upon a Wheel a plurality ot rim sections assembled end to end to torni a rim, comprising a plurality ot members permanently carried by said Wheel and each adapted to engage the abutting ends ot tivo abutting sections along the median plane ot said Wheel.

9. Means, 'for securing in position upon a wheel a plurality of rim sections assembled end to end to form a. rim, comprising a plural-ity of members slidably carried by said Wheel permanently assembled with said Wheel and each adapted to be reciprocated through said Wheel radially of said Wheel to engage the abutting ends ot two abutting sections.

10. Means, for securing in position upon a Wheel a plurality ot rim sections assembled end to end to form a rim, comprising a plurality ot members slidably carried by said Wheel permanently assembled with said Wheel and each adapted to be reciprocated to engage the abutting ends ot tivo abutting sections, and non-reciprocating screws each adapted to advance and retract one of said members.

ll. In combination, a plurality of rim seotions arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion of a casing to form a rim on which said casing is mount ed, said rim being formed with a plurality ot recesses extending into said rim trom the inner tace thereof, a` Wheel adapted to receive said rim, and a plurality or" means slidably carried by said Wheel arranged to be reciprocated radially ot said Wheel into said recesses and to then hold each said section to said Wheel independently ot' the remaining said sections.

l2. ln combination, a plurality of'rim sections arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion ot a. ycasing to torni a rim on which said casing is mounted, said rim being termed with a plurality of recesses extending into said rim from the inner face thereof, a Wheel adapted to receive said rim, and a plurality of means slidably carredby said Wheel arranged to be reciprocated radially of said wheel into said recesses and to then alone hold said rim in position upon said Wheel.

13. ln combination, a plurality of rim sections arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion of a casing to form a rim on which said casing is mounted, said rim being i'ormed with a plurality of recesses extending into said rim from the inner face thereof, a wheel adapted to receive said rim, and a plurality of means slidably carried by said Wheel arranged to be reciprocated radially of said Wheel into said recesses and to then hold said rim in position on said Wheel and against movement relative to said Wheel in the direction of the circumference of said Wheel.

14:. In combination, a plurality of rim sections arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion of a casing to form a rim on which said casing is mounted, said rim being formed With a plurality of recesses extending into said rim from the inner face thereof, a wheel adapted to receivesaid rim, and a plurality of means slidably carried by said wheel arranged to be reciprocated radially` of said Wheel into said recesses and to then hold each said section to said Wheel independently of the remaining said sections and against movement relative to said wheel in the direction of the circumference of said Wheel.

l5. In combination, a plurality of rim sections arranged to be assembled end to end upon the rim engaging portion of a casing to form a rim on Which said casing is mounted, said rim being formed With a plurality of recesses extending into said rim from the inner face thereof, a Wheel adapted to receive said rim, and a plurality of means slidably carried by said Wheel arranged to be reciprocated radially of said Wheel into said recesses and to then alone hold said rim in position upon said Wheel and against movement relative to said Wheel in the direction of the circumference of said Wheel.

In testimony whereof, ,T hereunto ai'ix my signature.

FRANK W. GILLMORE. 

